Level and intensity of objectively assessed physical activity among pregnant women from urban Ethiopia

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Level and intensity of objectively assessed physical activity among pregnant women from urban Ethiopia. / Hjorth, Mads Fiil; Kloster, Stine; Girma, Tsinuel; Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel; Andersen, Gregers; Kæstel, Pernille; Brage, Søren; Friis, Henrik.

In: B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol. 12, No. 154, 2012, p. 1-8.

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Hjorth, MF, Kloster, S, Girma, T, Faurholt-Jepsen, D, Andersen, G, Kæstel, P, Brage, S & Friis, H 2012, 'Level and intensity of objectively assessed physical activity among pregnant women from urban Ethiopia', B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 12, no. 154, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-154

APA

Hjorth, M. F., Kloster, S., Girma, T., Faurholt-Jepsen, D., Andersen, G., Kæstel, P., Brage, S., & Friis, H. (2012). Level and intensity of objectively assessed physical activity among pregnant women from urban Ethiopia. B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth, 12(154), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-154

Vancouver

Hjorth MF, Kloster S, Girma T, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Andersen G, Kæstel P et al. Level and intensity of objectively assessed physical activity among pregnant women from urban Ethiopia. B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2012;12(154):1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-154

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Hjorth, Mads Fiil ; Kloster, Stine ; Girma, Tsinuel ; Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel ; Andersen, Gregers ; Kæstel, Pernille ; Brage, Søren ; Friis, Henrik. / Level and intensity of objectively assessed physical activity among pregnant women from urban Ethiopia. In: B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2012 ; Vol. 12, No. 154. pp. 1-8.

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